janie

when I get to work tomorrow, I guess I can add University of Redwood to my resume ... I wonder if my salary increased and if the benefits have changed much. With no pun intended, having this article written by Emily Smith is truly a wonderful tribute to one of my co-workers, she will get a real kick out of it.

I was pleased to see the Honor Principle information was posted, just not honored. It is too bad that they had disabled the link to sending a postcard from the University of Redwood ... I would of sent myself one just for the humor.

Tonight, I think I will give the driver a little care package. It might include a can of soup, a little package of kleenex, box of cough drops etc etc ... all little reminders that I depend on the drivers and am concerned about the 'flu' virus that might be spreading. For the drivers that are at work tomorrow, a thank you note expressing my appreciation that they aren't part of the sick force and that they do the extra effort to make sure I arrive at my destination not only on time, but safely. As for the reality that they may need to pick up part of their health insurance costs, a card that welcomes them to the real world ... along with those of us that can still afford to keep our insurances.

wow, I am totally blown away by rockrights anger at Reedies ... did you attend Reed, live in the neighborhood I'm sort of curious why you dislike 'us' so much. or are you judging 'us' by some special standard. the students here aren't special, they aren't all rich and they aren't all drug users ... they are smart, intelligent people and some of them do dumb things (drugs, alcohol) but the majority of them do exceptional things for the community (tutors, work with homeless youth, community service volunteers, work in New Orleans to rebuild homes etc etc) ... maybe we need to remember that we all have choices in our lives, it doesn't mean we make the right ones all of the time ... but it does mean that we shouldn't be judged by others until all the facts about our community have been presented, the good, the bad and the ugly. and, as a final comment ... the DA didn't need to remind us that we had lost two students to drugs, the staff/faculty/students, alumni and administration are well aware of our loss and as a long time staff person at Reed that works directly with the students ... that loss won't ever go away, it will always be a sad memory of a choice gone wrong.

I'd like to start out by saying shame on everyone for being more concerned about the safety of crossing the street (any place ... not just Foster) ... than the loss of life. But that would be rude, so I take that comment back. But I am saddened by the postings that are more concerned about the driver, the bus, the crosswalk and the street lighting rather than the loss of a young woman and the health of another that is still in critical condition. I knew Lindsay ... she deserved more out of life than just being a comment about crossing the street.